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Salons, barbers and spas in Orange County, VT

How Orange County, VT compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 84 out of 100: High

Ranked #39 of 2,385 scored counties
#1 of 12 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.8M
On personal care products and services · $1,001 a household
Spending per listing
$911K
4.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.0
77% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,002
+2.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For salons, barbers and spas, Orange County has a Groundwork market score of 84 (high): #39 of 2,385 scored counties and #1 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.

At $1,001 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Orange County spend about $12.8M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $911K per business, 4.3 times the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 14 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Orange County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 11.0 for every 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Orange County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Orange County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Orange County compares

The same measures for Vermont and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the salons, barbers and spas counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Salons, barbers and spas in Orange County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureOrange CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.034.147.2
Spending per listing$911K$297K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,116804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.8%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,001$1,014$1,005
Median household income$82,232$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score8466

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
68Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Orange County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Orange County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,002+2.4% since 2020
Households
12,742
Median age
46.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
687 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$82,232+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,249
Median home value
$271,300
Jobs located here
7,731
Daytime population
24,637Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Vermont

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The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Orange County marked.

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Orange County, VT841411.0$911K+2.4%#39 of 2,385
2Addison County, VT704328.7$362K+1.8%#284 of 2,385
3Caledonia County, VT703426.0$360K+0.8%#285 of 2,385
4Washington County, VT659436.4$280K−0.2%#474 of 2,385
5Franklin County, VT636331.6$313K+2.3%#534 of 2,385
6Windsor County, VT627027.7$367K−0.7%#553 of 2,385
7Orleans County, VT623226.5$351K+0.7%#557 of 2,385
8Lamoille County, VT604436.9$271K+1.4%#655 of 2,385
9Windham County, VT546331.8$302K−1.4%#929 of 2,385
10Chittenden County, VT4731243.7$252K+0.4%#1,331 of 2,385

Other business types in Orange County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Orange County, VT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 salons, barbers and spas in Orange County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Orange County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 68 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Orange County, VT spend on personal care products and services?

About $12.8M a year, or $1,001 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $911K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,742 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Orange County, VT compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Orange County has 11.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 77% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $911K, 4.3 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Orange County would have about 60, against 14 on map listings.

How fast is Orange County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Orange County at 30,002 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,742 households. The median household income in Orange County is $82,232 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Orange County scores 84 for salons, barbers and spas (high), #39 of 2,385 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Orange County

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